Cash indicator and register.



PATENTED MAY 24, 1904.

F. M. BORING. CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

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WITNESSES PATENTED MAY 24, 1904.

F. M. BORING. CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

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Patented. May 24, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

OF DAYTON, OHIO.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,415, dated May 24,1904. Application filed June 1,1898. Serial ND. 682,238. (Nomodeh) Toall w/wm/ it may concern.-

Be it known that LFRANK M. BORING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash Indicators andRegisters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, reference being had to theannexed drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention comprises a number of valuable improvements in cashindicators and registers, the details of said improvements beinghereinafter more fully described and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion of the machine,showing the registry and indicating devices with the front casing brokenaway at certain points. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of theregister. Fig. 3

is a horizontal cross-section shown on lines 8 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is adetail vertical section showing the release mechanism of thecash-receptacle. Fig. 5 is a detail top plan view of the same. Fig. 6 isa rear elevation of that portion of the machine shown in Fig. 1, theparts of the case being removed to show the registry mechanism. Fig. 7is a rear elevation of the rotating case carrying the registry devices.Figs. 8 and 9 are plan views of the adding-wheels. Fig. 10 is adiagrammatic View of the adding-wheels, showing the movement of the diskas the transfer is made. Figs. 11 and 12 are enlarged detailed views ofa portion of the adding-wheels, illustrating the movement thereof.

The inclosing cabinet A is preferably made of sheet metal and has at thebottom a projecting base A and at the top a circular case A, forming achamber with a circular front opening, within which chamber is fitted ashallow reciprocating rotary case B, the front of this case being acircular plate B, fitting under the circular opening in the front of thecase A, while the back is an annulus B. Passing through the center ofthe plate B, upon which it is loosely mounted, is a shaft or pin a,tapped in the back of the cabinet, which shaft permits the case B Bv Btobe readily rotated either to the right or left. 6 is a pointer orother index secured to the front of the plate B. C, C, C, C, and C areopenings in this plate to expose the numbers on the registry-disks aftera cap D has been properly turned, said cap being journaled on the shafta and slotted at (Z to permit the passage of a knob 01, which securesthe pointer b to the plate B and by means of which the case B isrotated, as hereinafter described. This cap is provided with openings E,E, E, E, and E, that register with the openings of the plate B when itis desired to inspect the numbers on the indicating-disks. Openings Eand E are also formed in this cap somewhat larger than the otheropenings to enable the ready manipulation of certain knobs normallyconcealed by the cap.

The annular front wall of the case A is numbered in any suitable mannerto form a dial, F in thepresent case, said dial being arranged toindicate five-cent deposits. Consequently its numbers begin at zero andincrease five in each division of said dial until ninetyfive is reached,no provision being made in this special machine for registering a lesssum than five cents.

J ournaled upon the shaft (0 is the driver or cents wheel of themachine, which Wheel or disk G is the rearmost one of the entire train,and its front surface is numbered according to the special use of themachine, in this case to correspond to the numbers on the dial from 0 to100, increasing five with each number. The periphery of this disk issmooth or untoothed; but its back has projecting from it teeth g, inthis case twenty in all, which teeth are formed by punching slots in thedisk and bending the metal laterally. Adapted to engage with theseintegral teeth, so as to normally prevent the disk G from turning whenthe rotary case is moved in one direction, as hereinafter described, isa spring-detent 9, having its fixed end fastened to the cabinet A, asshown at g in Fig. 6. When the rotary case B is moved in the otherdirection, this spring-detent will slide over the teeth g. Attached tothe rotary case B is a springpawl V, which extends out into the pathwayof the teeth g ondisk G to prevent theback movement of this disk underthe reversed movement of the case B. This spring-pawl V is so bentwhereit contacts with the teeth g that under the forward movement (in thedirection of the hands of a watch) the pawl will slide over the teeth g,and under the reversed movement of the case B the disk G will be held inits then position by the springpawl V. As will be hereinafter described,the case B, which carries the registry-wheels, is rotated, and thedetent 9 being fixed to the register-case and in engagement with theteeth 0 on the disk G the disk G with reference to the registry-caseremains motionless, but with reference to the rotary case it moves, orrather the case B rotates, around the disk G, this when the case isrotated in the direction of the hands of a watch. Now when the case isrotated in the other direction the spring-pawl V holds the disk Gr inits new position, and as the num bers on the disk correspond to thenumbers on the dial the point to which the case is rotated will beregistered on the disk.

For transferring the dollars from the centswheel to the hundreds-wheeland for such higher transfers from the hundreds-wheel as maybe desired Iprovide as follows: The disk G is provided with a hub G, which consistsof a short sleeve having a notch g on one side, and the dollars-disk His provided with a scalloped periphery, the number of scallops hcorresponding to the numbers on the dollars? disk. The disk H is solocated with reference to the hub of the cents-disk G that when ascallop is on the periphery the disk H will snugly embrace thehub on thedisk G, &c., for disks of each higher denomination, the hundreds-disk Hbeing mounted in a slot 1 in the case B, while a spring H, embracing thehubs of the two disks, holds the periphery of the disk H in closecontact with the hub of the disk G. This pressure of the periphery ofone disk on the hub of the other would cause the one disk to rotate byfrictional contact as the other is rotated if it were not for the apicesof the scallops. The rotation of the hubon the cents-wheel, as shown inFig. 11, has therefore no effect on the disk H until the notch 51arrives at the nearest point of the scallop. As soon as this point isreached the further movement of the hub in the direction of the arrowcauses a slight rotation of the disk H, and thismovement at once causesthe notch to engage the apex of the scallop, and with each revolution ofthe hub the disk H is moved or advanced one point. As already I stated,the hub of H is adapted to engage the back to zero, and the same is truefor the other adding-wheels. The variousstniings connecting the hubs andholding thepeiziphery of one disk in contact with the hub of the otherand the play of the hubs in the slots in the case readily permit the oneto be disconnected from the other and turned in either direction as maybe desired to bring them back to the Zero-point.

This addingdevice as above described forms a very important feature ofmy invention. Heretofore it has been customary to provide atooth on theregistry-wheel of lower denomination to engage with some portion of thewheel of higher denomination to make any transfer, and as a result theregistry-wheels have to be accurately fitted and arranged. With myconstruction, however, no accuracy whatever is necessary. The variousdisks may be stamped out of tin and suitable scallops cut in theperiphery thereof to engage the hubs of the wheels of lowerdenomination, and slight notches being cut in the hubs when each disk isheld in contact with its hub by a spring or other suitable pressure therotation of a hub will always cause the disk to ad vance one tooth. N0accuracy whatever of adjustment is needed. So long as the contact isbeing maintained between the parts the operation will always beperformed.

In order that 1 may keep a total of the amounts registered by themachine, I also provide adder-disks K K, each of which hasscallop-shaped teeth on the periphery and engages the notched hub of thewheel of lower denomination, as many of these disks as may be desired ofcourse being employed. It will also be understood that each disk isprovided with such numbers on their face as may correspond to the usesand purposes of the machine and the amount that is to be registered witheach movement of the registry-wheel.

Fitted within the cabinet is a vertical tubular guide L, traversed by arod M, having a catch an at its upper end and surrounded by acoil-spring m. The catch m normally ongages over a shoulder a of thecabinet, which engagement may be effected by giving a lateral bend tothe rod. The lower end of this rod is coupled to the rear portion of alid or flap N, having side pieces a or. which are pivoted to the bottomof the cabinet at a. This lid closes the till or money-receptacle O andwhen open strikes against a point of a hell or musicboX P and announcesthe opening of the till.

R is a trip projecting from the periphery of the case B B B and adaptedat the proper moment to disengage the rod M from the shoulder a of thecabinet.

S is a stop on the cabinet against which the trip strikes as soon as ithas disengaged the rod M, and thereby prevents the further retrogradeturning of the case B B B.

T is a vertical partition that conceals the rod M, the guide L, andcoiled spring m.

U is an opening in the back of the cabinet to expose the numbers on therear surface of the ring B, which opening may be made at i any placewithin the circle at the most convenient point for inspection.

To illustrate the operation of my machine, let it be supposed that thedisks G, H, I, K, and K have been set to expose their zeros through therespective openings U of the plate B of the reciprocating rotary caseand that said case has been so turned as to bring its pointer I) nearlyin the line of zero or starting-division of the fixed dial F. As soon asthe case is thus turned its trip R comes in contact with the upper endof the rod M and immediately disengages its catch m from the shoulder(0, thereby leaving the spring m free to exercise its force, the resultbeing the opening of the lid N in the position indicated by dotted linesin Fig. 2. The pivotal points of this lid N are, however, considerablybelow the-horizontal plane of the lid, and therefore in tipping back toopen the till the lid not only rises up, but moves back into the case,thus giving free access to the till, which would not be the case if thelid were merely in its horizontal plane. The till O can then befurnished with sufiicient change to begin work with,

i after which act the lid N is closed. This closure causes the beveledend of the rod M to wedge against the trip R and turn the case B asufiicient distance to permit said rod to be reengaged from the shoulder(6, thereby securely locking said lid for the time being. If twenty-fivecents worth of goods has been sold, the operator grasps the knob on thepointer b and turns the rotary case B back a very limited distance forthe purpose of unlocking the lid N to make a deposit of the cash. Thenwithout letting go of the knob he turns said caseforward to the rightuntil its pointer 6 reaches the number 25 on the fixed dial F. This alsobrings the number 25 on the ring B of the rotary case opposite theopening U in the back of the cabinet, it being understood that thenumbers on said ring correspond to those of the dial, although they neednot be directly behind them. Consequently the purchaser of the goodssees that the clerk has made a correct registry of the sale. The pointerstands at 25 on the dial and the number 25 is exposed at the window Uuntil another sale is to be registered. Then the operator turns the caseB back far enough to release the catch an to open the lid and permit anew deposit being made. The case is then turned forward to register thisdeposit. As the rotary case B has thus described one-quarter of arevolution, the cents-wheel G is held stationary with reference to theregistry-case by the detent g on the case engaging with a tooth g,thereby causing the number 25 of said wheel to be brought opposite theopening C in the front Wall of the rotary case B. Now when the rotarycase, with its pointer, is turned back to Zero to open the till todeposit and register a new sale the spring-pawl V on the case holds thecents-wheel G fromturning back as the teeth of the disk pass-under thefixed detent 9. Then when the pointer on the rotary case is again turnedto the right to indicate the amount of the second sale the cents-disk Gis held stationary by the fixed detent .g and the rotary case turns toadd on to the cents-wheel the amount of the new sale. At every completeturning of the cents-wheel G the dollars-wheel H is turned a distance ofone of its teeth h, and at every complete revolution of this latterwheel H the hundreds or dollars wheel 1 is moved a distance of one ofits teeth. Furthermore, at every complete turning of the cents-wheel Gthe first continuous adder-disk K is turned a distance of one tooth, andat every complete turning of the latter the second adder-disk K isturned a distance of one tooth, and consequently by turning four disksfrom the cents-wheel and allowing the disk K to register up to onehundred dollars, while the other disk K registers up to ten thousanddollars, a very small and compact machine will keep an accurate accountof all purchases made in a majority of stores for a long time.

The cap D is only intended to conceal the amounts registered on themachine,.and where this concealment is not required the cap can beomitted. There is suflicient play, by reason of the slot (Z, to allowthe openings E in the capto be shifted either to display the amountregistered through the various openings in the plate B or to effectuallyconceal these openings, as will be readily understood.

In view of the fact that the adding-disks or registry-wheels of higherdenomination are provided with slotted openings inwhich their hubs arejournaled to allow the springs to maintain the proper frictional contactbetween the periphery of each disk and the hubof the wheel of lowerdenomination it is a very simple matter to disconnect these disks fromthe hubs with which they engage by merely spreading apart the springsslightly, and when this is done the registry-disks are of courseentirely independent of each other and may be readily turned back toZero without aifecting any other disk.

It will be evident that if any sales are more than one dollar there isnothing to prevent the rotation of the case B more than one complete'revolution, the stop S merely passing over the beveled end of the trip-Rwhen the case is rotated to the right. When the case is brought back tozero in the reversed direction, as soon as the rod has been released thestop S strikes against the shoulder of the trip and prevents any furtherretrograde movement. It will also be noticed that the registry-disks areheld in position on the case B by the springs H, and the grasp of thesesprings is suflicient for the purpose without any other journaling. Inorder to enable these springs to properly hold the hubs of the disks inposition, grooves are formed in each hub, as shown by the dotted linesin Fig. 1, Within which the bent ends of the springs rest.

WVhile I have shown my train of addingwheels and the method oftransferring amounts to the wheels of higher denomination as attached toa rotary case in which the primary wheel is held stationary while thecase revolves, it will of course be understood that my system ofregistry-wheels can be employed for a great variety of other uses whenthe primary wheel is driven directly, as in the ordinary way, and I donot wish to be understood as limiting myself in the use of this systemof transferring amounts from one registry-wheel to another to theparticular class of cash-registers which I have illustrated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a cash-register, the combination with the registry-cabinetprovided with a fixed dial on the front thereof, of a rotary casejournaled therein, carrying a pointer and train of registry-wheelsmounted on said rotary case, a detent on the registry-cabinet engagingthe primary registry-wheel to prevent its movement with reference to thecabinet, as the rotary case is rotated in a forward direction, and apawl on the rotary case to lock the registrywheel to the rotary case asthis case is returned to its starting-point, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a cash-register, the combination with the registry-cabinet,provided with a fixed. dial on the front thereof, of a rotary casejournaled therein carrying a pointer and a corresponding dial on saidrotary case, with a window in the registry-cabinet to display the numberto which the case may be rotated, a train of registry-wheels mounted onsaid rotary case, a detent on the registry-cabinet, engaging the primaryregistry-wheel to prevent its movement with reference to the cabinet asthe case is rotated in a forward direction, and a pawl on the rotarycase to lock the registry-wheel to the rotary case as this case isreturned to its starting-point, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a cash-register, the combination with the registry-cabinetprovided with a fixed dial on the front thereof, of a rotary casejournaled therein, carrying a pointer, and a train of registrywheelsmounted on said rotary case, a detent on the registry-cabinet engagingthe primary registry wheel to prevent its movement with reference to thecabinet, as the case is rotated in a forward direction, and a pawl onthe rotary case to lock the registrywhecl to the rotary case as thiscase is returned to its starting-point, a money-drawer with a latch-boltfor securing same, and a trip on the rotary case to contact with saidlatch when the case is returned to its starting-point to open thedrawer, and insure the setting of the registry-wheel for the nextoperation, substantially as shown and described.

a. In a register, a train of registry-wheels, provided with notchedhubs, the peripheries of wheels of higher denomination engaging the hubsof those of next lower denomination, said. peripheries being indented toform projections, with means for holding the peripheries of the higherand the hubs of the lower wheels in frictional contact, whereby witheach rotation of a wheel of lower denomination the contacting wheel willbe advanced one projection or tooth, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK M. BORING.

/Vitnesses:

JAMES I I LAYMAN, JOHN G. Itoemns.

